After weeks of steaming layers of flowery beige designs from the other bedrooms – during a heat wave, I may add – while removing scratchy carpet and dealing with the dusty residue they left behind, the three bedrooms were finally stripped back to their plaster walls and wooden floors…
I’m seeing lots of dark greys, blacks, deep greens and a whole spectrum of blues as well as fun accents of bright primary tones. The Pantone Colour of the Year 2020 is Classic Blue, while trend forecaster WGSN has named Neo Mint the new millennial colour and a similar shade – Tranquil Dawn – is the Dulux paint colour of the year…
The side extension is built and our storage-come-laundry room is in use. To say that it’s changed the way we live is no exaggeration, which might seem strange being it’s only a side extension and not an entire house remodel…
With the log burner fully installed it was time to start decorating the living room. I was desperate to have one room finished so we had somewhere to retreat to during the rest of the build. The walls were covered in some terrible cream wallpaper that had discoloured over the years, so the first job was to remove that. We worked tirelessly in the evenings after we had got the kids to bed and at weekends, we would take it…
Think Spanish designs, Greek colour palettes, Moroccan patterns and Italian dining style – this season, the Mediterranean look has become the most sought-after design for the outdoors…
Steel-framed glazing can set the tone for the rest of your décor. Why not match your taps, tiling, or other details – from your cooker to your handles – to the colour of the frames for a cohesive feel? The glazing doesn’t have to stop at your outside wall: carry it indoors through room dividers, creating a broken-plan living space to give you the privacy of separate rooms without compromising on space or light.…
When finding a builder, we had to look out for things such as not including some of the works, or the price of the windows or decoration. Although this process was difficult, the ones that included less actually helped us in shortening the list even further – as we really want everything included so we can move straight in…
When we first got the keys, the existing kitchen was miniscule, terribly tired, and connected to a separate larger dining room which had also seen better days. Once we knew having a rear extension was possible, we briefly considered knocking down the supporting wall between them to have one large open-plan kitchen-diner…